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Trump lawyers urge dismissal of 2020 election indictment, arguing immunity while in office
(www.theguardian.com)
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It is actually the opposite.
The article literally says it's novel for outer perimeter to be applied in criminal charges, meaning it's only been applicable to civil cases in the past.
Bold of you to assume a Trump supporter can read.
Trump was subject to civil suits as president. You're simply wrong.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_immunity
You were saying?
Sued by stormy Daniels while pres and lost. You were saying?
Your own link proves you wrong. It says they u can't bring civil litigation for acts he committed while in office not that you cant bring civil suits against a standing president at all.
Wrong again. Read what I quoted closely. He got sued by Stormy for things he did that were not considered presidential duties. Additionally, it was for things he did before becoming president. Lastly, in Vance v Trump it straight up says that the president is not immune from criminal subpoenas. Fucking hell, man, reading comprehension.
Yeah yours. U just said what I said and proved me right again
I'll repeat it because you're retarded.
A sitting president can be convicted of civil offenses while president of the offenses did not occur while they were president.
Except that's not what you said originally. Way to try gaslighting and changing your original argument, though. Fuck off and have a great day, I'm done responding to obvious baiting.
Except I only said trump was subject to civil suits as president which is correct.
You really look the fool haha.
No, you said he's only immune to criminal charges.. The first comment said, "only applies to civil cases," and you said, "it's actually the opposite." I proved that was not true, because he isn't immune to criminal cases but he IS immune to civil cases that fall within "the outer perimeter." You then misconstrued the Stormy Daniels civil lawsuit as falling within that category, which it does not and why he lost that case.
I'm for real done responding to you.